James Arthur happily takes selfies with fans in Poland after scoring his first UK number one album with new record Back From The Edge

Published: 13:03 GMT, 5 November 2016 | Updated: 21:48 GMT, 5 November 2016

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His second album, Back From The Edge, soared to the top of the charts after its release last Friday.

And James Arthur looked in great spirits after hearing the news as he happily greeted fans after a promotional appearance in Warsaw, Poland on Saturday.

The singer, 28, spent plenty of time outside the studios chatting and taking selfies with adoring fans after cementing a successful comeback to the music industry.

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Comeback kid: James Arthur, 28, looked in good spirits as he took photos with fans on Saturday in Poland after discovering his new album had reached number one in the UK

Say cheese! James happily took selfies of himself and with his fans after an appearance in the Polish capital to promote second album Back From The Edge

Dressed in a navy T-shirt and faded jeans, James looked casual and collected as he mooched around the Polish capital to the delight of his fans.

Maintaining his usual cool style, he then layered a matching blue bomber jacket on top and dressed his face with trendy Ray Ban Clubmaster shades.

The chart-topper spent most of his morning signing autographs and taking selfies with fans - tweeting of his gratitude for their support soon after: 'All you fans that have supported me through thick and thin!! I love you. You give me strength!'

Chilled out: Dressed in a navy T-shirt and faded jeans, James looked casual and collected as he mooched around the Polish capital to the delight of his fans

Grateful: James spent his morning signing autographs for fans - tweeting soon after: 'All you fans have supported me through thick and thin!! I love you. You give me strength!'

After years out of the spotlight, the X Factor winner's second album Back From The Edge, has debuted at the top of the charts since its release last week.

The record marks his first ever UK number one album, which the singer described as 'the ultimate sense of achievement.'

He said of his excitement: 'To have a body of work go to Number 1... it's the ultimate sense of achievement. Thank you so much to everyone who has bought it.'

James was set for a strong comeback after he debuted his single Say You Won't Let Go last month, which held the top spot on the UK Singles chart for three weeks.

Success story: After years out of the spotlight, the X Factor winner's second album Back From The Edge, has debuted at the top of the charts since its release last week

After winning the ITV reality show in 2012, the singer had a spectacular fall from grace when he was later dropped from Simon's record label Syco after a number of fallouts over lyrics and behaviour on Twitter.

James made headlines the year after his win when he appeared to make homophobic slurs at rapper Micky Worthless.

The controversial character wrote a rap about the star slamming him as a 'f*****g q***r' and urged him to 'shoot himself'.

Although he later apologised and admitted he was 'extremely disappointed in himself', the singer sparked outrage in the LGBT community, and became embroiled in further Twitter fights with the likes of Matt Lucas and Frankie Boyle.

Disbelief: He said of his excitement: 'To have a body of work go to Number 1... it's the ultimate sense of achievement. Thank you so much to everyone who has bought it'

He announced soon after that he was quitting the social media site, with his management taking over his page - before confirming he had parted ways with Syco in June 2014.

James has admitted previously he has grown up during his time away from the spotlight, explaining: 'I look back on the character that was then and I’m embarrassed about how I behaved and how negative my perspective was, and how I handled the pressure.

'I went from absolutely nothing to a lot of people judging me overnight and it was really tough for me.'

Arthur is only the second X Factor winner to score a number one with their second album after Leona Lewis, according to the Official Charts Company.

Better than ever: After winning the ITV reality show in 2012, the singer had a spectacular fall from grace when he was later dropped from Simon's record label Syco after a number of fallouts over lyrics and behaviour on Twitter